Top local men's beach volleyball pair, Fabien Whitfield and Daneil Williams made it eight straight wins from as many T&T Volleyball Federation Beach Volleyball tournament when they played unbeaten for an eight straight time as well, without dropping a set at Saith Park Chaguanas on Saturday.
With the win, the Toco-duo are now well ahead in the race to earn this country's qualification spot for the July Pan Americans Games in Toronto Canada, and on course to end the qualifying series as the lone unbeaten team.
Historic bronze medal winners on the NORCECA Beach Circuit two years ago, Whitfield and Williams have now won all e three qualifying tournaments in the local the Pan American Games qualifying series.
This after they also won all five qualifying tournaments in the first phase of T&TVF Beach Qualifiers to select the national team to compete at the 2015 Norceca beach Tour opener in Cayman Islands from April 22 to 28, as well as half of the mens national team to compete at the Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) Olympic Qualifiers round one series here in T&T at the end of next month.
On Saturday, they recorded wins over Josiah Eccles/Tevin Edwards 21-13, 21-18; Nathaniel Noreiga/Marcus Moore 21-11, 21-2; Kareem Thomas/Kevin Edwards 21-9, 21-15; Christian Francois/Kevin Rivers 21-17. 21-13; and Marlon Phillip/David Thomas 21-13, 21-16.
Francois and Rivers, who have represented T&T on the NORCECA Circuit in the past ended second with a 4-1 mark after winning their other matches, over Kareem Thomas/Kevin Edwards 21-13, 21-13; Phillip/David Thomas 21-13, 19-21, 15-11; Noreiga/Moore 21-0, 21-0 (by default), and Eccles/Tevin Edwards 21-19, 21-12,
Eccles and Edwards, who were second in the first phase of qualification and will also represent T&T at the Olympic Zone qualifiers took third after beating Phillip/David Thomas 21-0, 21-0 (default); Noreiga/Moore 21-2, 21-12, and Thomas/Kevin Edwards 20-22, 21-18, 15-12,
Phillip/David Thomas had wins over Noreiga/Moore 21-19, 21-18, and Kareem Thomas/Kevin Edwards 21-18, 20-22, 15-8 for a 2-3 record and fourth while Kareem Thomas/Kevin Edwards beat Nathaniel Noreiga/Marcus Moore 21-0, 21-0 (by default) to avoid the cellar spot.
Only two women's team showed up on the day as NORCECA Beach Tour opener bound La Teisha Joseph and Apphia Galsgow were absent.
In the lone women's match, last week's double-winners and new playing partners, Ayana Dyette and Malika Davidson defeated Elki Phillip/Shenelle Gordon 21-17, 21-14. Yesterday the penultimate qualifying tournament was carded to come off ahead of Saturday's final series at the same venue.